Delivery Director

New Era Solutions; India; On-site; INR 25,00,000 - 35,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider in India is seeking a Technology Delivery Director to oversee the execution of technology initiatives and custom application development. The ideal candidate will possess extensive IT project management experience, strong stakeholder management skills, and a keen understanding of Agile methodologies. Responsibilities include managing project governance, leading technology management, and transforming business processes through innovative solutions. This role is pivotal in driving technology innovations that disrupt the insurance industry.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of IT project and program delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to handle pre-sales opportunities.
• Experience managing P&L for accounts independently.

Responsibilities

• Lead and assist opportunities in Custom Application Development unit.
• Manage project governance and execution timelines.
• Lead technology management of common tools.

Skills

IT project management

Agile methodology

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Job description

Job Description

Position Title: Technology Delivery Director

Capability: Technology and Core Systems

Location: Tikri, Sector 48, Gurugram

Experience : 18-20 Yrs

About the Opportunity

The opportunity is to lead and assist opportunities in Custom Application Development unit and contribute to technology and data driven solutions across complex and time‑consuming commercial insurance value chain. The opportunity will involve identifying, managing, governing and solutionizing digitization opportunities and using digital technologies to transform insurance business process and create an environment for digital business.

What you’ll be doing

• Utilize Technology Governance:
  • for execution of monthly compliance and Technology audits for in‑execution projects.
  • for conducting Security audits and Xceedance ARB governance over in‑flight projects.
• Perform project governance:
  • to track and report cost, risk, dependencies, resources and variances to internal and external stakeholders.
  • to track and manage resource utilisation as against the approved project budgets.
  • to track and manage, for in‑flight projects, statuses and variances (effort, schedule).
• Manage technology and architecture:
  • Insurance and developer background, Solution oriented with ethical leadership traits. To lead opportunity identification for automation and conceptualize market viable solution.
  • to help provide high level solution proposal for identified opportunities.
  • to lead solution review with multiple stakeholders and attain proposal signoff.
  • to lead market research on new tools, technologies and new areas to focus.
  • for leading technology management of common tools planned for horizontal support to all processes and solutions.
  • by ensuring modularity and configurability of solutions.
• Manage and assist project execution teams:
  • by leading multiple end to end high impact projects and ensure delivery as per the committed timeline and budget.
  • in identification and management of stakeholders to ensure delivery as per the committed timelines and budget.
  • by performing periodic technical review and guiding the project execution team with architecture decisions and execution.
  • by planning and managing cross utilisation of resources for execution projects.
  • by highlight risks and providing course correction to ensure market viable solution.

What you’ll bring to the team

• Extensive knowledge of IT project and program delivery and various SDLC frameworks. Adept understanding and implementation of Agile methodology
• Extensive experience of managing International client stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Ability to handle Pre‑sales opportunities. Demonstrated active participation in solution design estimation and ERP response in collaboration with the sales team.
• Experience of managing P&L for their accounts independently including budgeting and profitability management, account farming etc.
• Strategic thinking with a knack for identifying risks effectively
• Self‑motivated and passionate individual with an technology mindset and the ability to identify digitization and digitalization opportunities in the insurance value chain.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills; proven ability to effectively get buy‑in at all levels and across cross‑functional teams.
• Ability to quickly understand, decide and adopt new technology innovations/tools.
• Ability to quickly gauge the technology and digital needs of the insurance industry and lead/guide the adoption of latest technology tools/cutting edge tech. Drive technology innovations that act as disruptors to the insurance industry.
• Ability to understand and create a technology roadmap. Plan/align appropriate technical resources and create a framework for their capability enhancements along with cross skilling.